tokaynoe
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- Jan 9, 2020
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Hi everyone, I am new here and became a member to get a better sense of parakeet behavior and needs. I am looking to POTENTIALLY aquire a buddy bird of my own and need some more opinions before I make a final decision. So my main problem is, I keep reading ‘several/couple/few hours as the recommendation of time needed for a bird to interact with their human, but HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH/NOT ENOUGH? 1-2, 3-4 or does it need 10 minutes every hour? How much time do YOU spend with buddy bird(s). I would love some actual examples if you don’t mind posting. I work 5 days a week and am gone for about 10 hours a day. The species that I’ve been looking at/reading about are budgies, lineolated and Bourke’s parakeets. If I did get a parakeet my routine would be something like this: Feed/water and clean what’s necessary in the morning (around 6:00 AM) along with talking to the bird for a few minutes before leaving. After getting home in the evenings around 4:30 PM I would probably let it out (once tame) until sleepy time. My family owned a cockatiel when I was little and I miss that little guy even though my sister was its preferred human, but there were 6 of us and usually had someone home. I don’t want to traumatize or otherwise compromise a creature I like so much, so yea, please give me all your opinions on the matter. Also, I am looking for a bird that will like my attention and not just “tolerate “ me which is the only reason I’m looking at a single bird, but I am not completely opposed to a duo.